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"Now," Thede observed, after wrapping George up in one of the bear robes taken from the wall of the cavern, "I've been thinking that the cabin is a great deal nearer the camp. Of course I haven't been to the camp, but I've heard the location described and I'm positive that it is four or five miles further away from us than the cabin."
He returned in a moment with a woeful face which set his chum into roars of laughter. "They ate our fish!" he said, "What'd you think they'd do with them?" demanded Sandy. "Did you think they'd put 'em in cold storage and keep 'em for next summer?" "What I'm sobbing about," Thede went on, "is that the bears certainly made a monkey of me. They weren't after us. They were after the fish!"
"If we get caught up here in a snow storm, it'll be 'Good-night' for us!" "We're going as fast as we can," replied Thede, "but I don't know whether we're going in the right direction or not. It seems like we've walked far enough to be at the camp." In five minutes the searchlight revealed a drift of snow in the air, and ten minutes later the ground was white.
"He had his gun leveled at my head when my bullet ended his life!" "Now I wonder," thought Will, "whether it was Pierre who sat by the fire last night, and whether the secret of the Little Brass God dies with him! I wish there were some way of knowing." While these thoughts were passing through the brain of the boy, Thede stood regarding the new-comer in a puzzled way.
They peered through the window which gave on the side of their approach, but could see no one moving about on the inside. Save for the great fire blazing in the rudely-constructed fire-place, the cabin seemed to be absolutely deserted. "Suppose you give me a boost through this window," Thede suggested, as the boys at last stood close against the rear wall. "Why not go around to the door?"
"Can you take us back to that cavern now?" asked Tommy. "Sure I can," was the reply. "Oughtn't we to let Will know where we are?" asked Sandy. Tommy looked at Thede questioningly. "Can you tell us how to find the cavern?" he asked in a moment. "What for?" demanded the boy. "I'm going to take you where it is."
As the boy spoke, he lifted a hand to his face and raised the net which protected his features from the mosquitos, still flying about, although the night, apparently, was cold enough to freeze their wings stiff. "They won't bother you much more," Thede commented. "How do you know that?" "Because there's a snow storm coming up!" "Then we'd better be getting a move on!" advised George.
Or did you come up in an aeroplane?" Thede sat up and looked about for the tents and the boats. "Why, this isn't the camp!" he said. "We haven't got any more camp than a rabbit!" declared Sandy. "We're lost! We've got to wait till morning to find our way back." "It's a good thing you're lost!" exclaimed Thede. "I don't think I could have held out until I reached the camp.
It was Thede Balfour's first visit to the woods, and he was wild with excitement. Mr. Benedict and Harry gave the strangers a cordial greeting. The night was frosty and crisp, and Jim drew his boat out of the water, and permitted his stores to remain in it through the night. A hearty supper prepared them all for sleep, and Jim led his city friends to Number Ten, to enjoy their camp by themselves.
"It's a mystery to me how they ever got out of this cavern," Will observed. "Perhaps they are still here, waiting to get a shot at us!" suggested Thede. "This would be a bad place for an attack." As the boys advanced they heard a whisper of voices farther in, and what seemed to be the rattle of footsteps over the uneven floor.
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